I Want a Lifetime with You novel Chapter 177

Both the man and the dog looked in Shi Nuan’s direction with gratitude. Shi Nuan was stunned to see both Su Shaoqing and Arnold together. She found it so amusing that she didn’t know whether to laugh or to cry. She could still accept Arnold groveling for her attention. But when she saw a similar expression on Su Shaoqing’s face, Shi Nuan couldn’t help but laugh. “Yan?”

Fu Chengyan wasn’t affected at all. He shot a glance at Shi Nuan. “You choose between me and Arnold!”

F***!

Su Shaoqing cursed and swore in his heart at that very moment. He never expected Fu Chengyan to be so brazen to even compete with a dog. There wasn’t going to be any glory even in victory.

“Fu Chengyan, you’re a savage!”

Before Shi Nuan could make a choice, Su Shaoqing pulled Arnold away. He just couldn’t stand their public displays of affection.

Shi Nuan was left dumbfounded as she watched Su Shaoqing left angrily. She turned and glared at Fu Chengyan. “How can you act like that? One is your good friend while the other is your dog.”

“Nothing is more important than you!” Fu Chengyan was really adept at saying sweet nothings to her.

No matter how upset Shi Nuan was, Fu Chengyan’s sweet nothings were always enough to dissipate her anger. She shook her head and frowned. “Why did I ever fall for you?” After a while, she examined Fu Chengyan’s face and used her hand to check on his wounds. “Does it hurt?”

Fu Chengyan shook his head and held Shi Nuan’s hand. “No, it doesn’t!”

“How can it not hurt? You said so yourself that both of you are no longer children, so why are you still getting into a fight with each other?” Shi Nuan said as she was still worried for him.

Apparently, this was how it started. When Fu Chengyan and Su Shaoqing returned, Shi Nuan was playing with Arnold. Shi Nuan was bored as it was the weekend but Fu Chengyan had gone out to run some errands.

Shi Nuan was shocked to see his face was bruised when he returned so she asked him what happened. Only then did she know that they hit each other while they were fooling around. “How did you get hit so badly when you said that both of you were just fooling around?”

“I’ll go get some medication to apply on you.” As Shi Nuan went to look for the first aid kit, Fu Chengyan stopped her and shook his head. “There’s no need, it isn’t serious.”

“No, you sit still while I get the first aid kit.” Shi Nuan motioned for Fu Chengyan to sit as she ran upstairs to look for the first aid kit. When she came back downstairs, she heard Fu Chengyan talking on the phone as if he was giving instructions. It was then that she heard Su Su’s name.

Shi Nuan bent down and helped Fu Chengyan to apply the medication. “Su Su? Why did you bring her up?”

Fu Chengyan raised an eyebrow and said, “We’re indebted to Anna because she saved you. Now, we are returning the favor!” Although Fu Chengyan was talking about it casually, Shi Nuan knew that if not for Anna informing her of the plan in advance; she wouldn’t have been able to escape safely no matter how well prepared she was.

After all, Shi Wei hated Shi Nuan’s guts. To make things worse, there was Yun Shen who couldn’t be trusted. Hence, Shi Nuan knew how much Anna had helped her that day. No matter what Anna’s motive was for helping her, she did save her in the end. Or else, she would face the same consequences as Su Su..

“What do you plan to do?”

With regards to Su Su, Shi Nuan had seen what happened to her with her own eyes. Although she wasn’t a saint, she still pitied Su Su when she saw the state she was in then. Now that Su Su was in such a pathetic state, Shi Nuan felt that there was no point in holding a grudge against her anymore.

Nevertheless, the news about Su Su had gone viral on the internet. The news would spread very fast with the help of social media nowadays. Not only would everyone in Jiang City knew about it but perhaps the whole country too. The impact on Su Su could be devastating.

Fu Chengyan curled his lips and shook his arms as Shi Nuan put the medication back in the first aid kit. She was then pulled into Fu Chengyan’s embrace. Shi Nuan laid in Fu Chengyan’s arms quietly. Her hands fiddled restlessly with his sleeve which was rolled up.

“I’ve asked Zhou Zheng to look into it. When the video was first exposed, the characters’ faces were blurred off so it wasn’t really clear. Everyone is still guessing who it was as no one was able to confirm the people involved.” Fu Chengyan frowned when he finished. “Su Su doesn’t want to have them charged.”

Shi Nuan knitted her eyebrows as she nodded. “I understand her worry. If she were to press charges on them, this matter would blow up. Not only will the lives of the family of those two perpetrators be upended, but Su Su’s family will also be affected. This matter will definitely be widely covered by the media and it will be damaging for her!”

Fu Chengyan nodded. “I’ll get my contacts to remove all the videos. Most of the people in the circle are just busybodies and don’t really care about what happened. Hence, it shouldn’t be too difficult to deal with!” Fu Chengyan reached his hand out and stroked Shi Nuan’s hair. “Don’t you hate her for sabotaging you the last time?”

Shi Nuan furrowed her brows. “I would be lying if I said I didn’t. But now that she has suffered so much, I can’t help but pity her. Shi Wei was the real mastermind while Su Su was the victim this time. If I can tolerate Shi Wei, then I’m sure I can tolerate her.” Shi Nuan squeezed Fu Chengyan’s fingers. “Do you think I’m too soft-hearted?”

“No, you’re just being sympathetic.” Fu Chengyan kissed Shi Nuan’s forehead. “Let’s go and get changed upstairs. I’m taking you out!”

“Now?” Shi Nuan’s eyes sparkled. “Where are you taking me?”

“We are going to the equestrian club!” Fu Chengyan smiled as he said, “Didn’t you say that you wanted to ride a horse?”

“Haha, you actually remembered!” Shi Nuan laughed in delight. She was very excited for she had watched a periodic drama the other day and felt that the male and female leads looked ravishing while riding horses. She then made a passing remark that she wanted to ride out of envy. She did not expect him to remember it. “I’ll go and get changed right now!”

“Go ahead!” Fu Chengyan stroked her head. “I’ll wait for you!”

Shi Nuan changed quickly as she knew she didn’t need to put on any makeup since they were going to the equestrian club. All she did was put on some sunscreen.

She put on sportswear and tied her long hair into a bun giving her a vibrant look.

She had a small face with delicate features that looked pleasant to others. The sportswear she had on made her look even younger.

Fu Chengyan was in formal wear. When he compared himself to Shi Nuan he realized that their styles were too contrasting. He couldn’t help but raised an eyebrow as he said, “Wait for me!”

“Alright!” Shi Nuan replied but still followed Fu Chengyan upstairs. She went into the walk-in wardrobe with him. “Yan, why don’t you put on some sportswear too? You should try the grey top which I bought for you while we were at the mall. I think you’ll look great in it!”

Shi Nuan’s voice was filled with excitement as she followed behind Fu Chengyan.

Fu Chengyan turned around and said with glee, “Alright!”

They left the house after half an hour. Fu Chengyan called Zhou Zheng to send more men to the equestrian club. When they arrived, not only did they see Zhou Zheng and his bodyguards but Su Shaoqing and Li Heng too.

Su Shaoqing had met Shi Nuan many times before including at the Wutong Residence. However, it was the first time she met Li Heng.

Shi Nuan had heard about Li Heng before but had never seen him in person.

Fu Chengyan held her hand as they got out of the car. They saw Su Shaoqing and Li Heng leaning against the car door. Su Shaoqing looked back at them with interest. Although there were also bruises on Su Shaoqing’s face, it did not make him any lesser.

Fu Chengyan raised his eyebrow slightly as he looked at Su Shaoqing before turning his gaze to Li Heng. He furrowed his eyebrows as he asked, “Why are both of you here?”

“Chengyan, you’re not being fair to me here. I helped you pick Arnold up not too long ago and here you are at the equestrian club with Mrs. Fu!” Su Shaoqing walked over and smiled as he greeted Shi Nuan, “Mrs. Fu, it’s a pleasure to see you again!”

Shi Nuan’s lips twitched as she replied, “Haha, what a coincidence!”

Su Shaoqing snorted before he laughed, “A coincidence indeed.”

Fu Chengyan wasn’t bothered to be polite towards Su Shaoqing as he introduced Shi Nuan to Li Heng. “May, this is Li Heng.”

“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Li!” Shi Nuan reached out her hand in a friendly manner. Li Heng raised one of his eyebrows and curled his lip up slightly as he replied with a deep steady voice, “The pleasure is mine.”

Unlike Su Shaoqing, Li Heng spoke concisely. “I heard that both of you had officiated your marriage but I haven’t got the chance to congratulate you yet. This is the first time we’ve met. When you and Fu Chengyan hold your wedding banquet, I’ll definitely send both of you a big present!”

“Let me thank you in advance then.” Shi Nuan laughed. Li Heng was a lot more serious compared to Su Shaoqing’s easy-going attitude. However, Shi Nuan felt that he was someone you didn’t want to mess with. From the way he spoke, she could gather that he had seen and done a lot, just like Fu Chengyan.

“Mrs. Fu, you don’t have to address him as Mr. Li. It’s too formal. Just call him Li Heng will do!” Su Shaoqing smiled as he looked towards Li Heng. Li Heng shot him a glance in return as he nodded. “If you don’t mind, you can call me Li Heng!”

“Li Heng!” Shi Nuan nodded as she looked towards Fu Chengyan. “Aren’t you known as Jiang City’s Big Four ? Who’s the last one?”

“Do you mean Pei Jingxiu? Tsk Tsk, Mrs. Fu, Jingxiu seldom shows himself so it’s not easy to meet him in person. Nevertheless, I’m sure you will see him sooner or later.” Su Shaoqing laughed heartily. “Jingxiu said that he will definitely be there when Chengyan gets married.”

Shi Nuan was doubtful and turned to look at Fu Chengyan. Fu Chengyan nodded. “He is a busy man and is often not in Jiang City. We won’t be able to see him during this time of the year, perhaps sometime later. He will definitely be there when we hold our wedding dinner!”